Picture: The court sentenced a man to 20 years for raping a retarded woman

By OBAKENG MAJE

A man (42) sentenced to life imprisonment by the Calvinia Magistrate’s Court for raping a mentally-ill woman. According to the Northern Cape police spokesperson, Sgt Molefi Shemane, the woman (22) was walking alone in Calvinia West when she was lured by Benjamin Geswindt to an open field near Hantam High School and raped.

The incident took place on 5 June 2022.

Shemane said the police management welcomed the harsh sentence handed down to Geswindt. He said a witness alerted the victim’s father and a rape case was opened.

“The accused was arrested immediately and bail was successfully opposed. On 11 July 2023, the Calvinia Magistrate’s Court convicted and sentenced him to 28 years imprisonment, which 8 years was suspended for five years on condition that Geswindt is not found guilty of a similar offence.

“The accused will therefore serve an effective 20 years in prison. Geswindt was also declared unfit to possess a firearm. The Unit Commander, Detective Warrant Officer, Charl Blignaut applauded the investigation officer Detective Constable Jacques Nielsen for his thorough and meticulous investigation, which led to the hefty sentence,” he said.

Northern Cape Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Koliswa Otola indicated that these sentences are a clear indication that violence perpetrated against the vulnerable members of society will not be tolerated, especially women and children. Otola said the meticulous investigation conducted by Nielsen is highly commendable.

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By OBAKENG MAJE

The 21 wanted suspects who have been on the run from the police for various crimes ranging from assault on police, murder, contravention of protection orders, assault with the intent to cause Grievous Bodily Harm (GBH), assault common, warrants of arrest and theft were arrested.

In pursuit of a crime free society, Northern Cape police spokesperson, Sgt Molefi Shemane said, the Roodepan Police Station Detectives led by Lieutenant Colonel Christopher Mashodi, embarked on a wanted suspects tracing operation as part of Operation Shanela actions on 13 July 2023.

Shemane said the suspects will appear in the Kimberley and Galeshewe Magistrate’s courts soon.

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Setshwantsho: Motshameki wa maloba wa Mighty Boys FC, Bakang Katong/Facebook

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Motshamekapele wa maloba o diphatsa wa setlhopha sa selegae sa Mighty Boys FC kwa motseng wa Manthe, gaufi le Taung, o a tlhotswe dingwaga dile robedi kwa kgolegelong ka ntlheng ya go betelela. Bakang Katong (32) yo jaanong eleng rakgwebo, ebile a latofadiwa ka go gweba ka diritibatsi, a ne a betelela lekgarebe lengwe la kwa Buxton ka ngwaga wa 2017.

Go begwa fa Katong, yo oneng a tswa kwa Johannesburg ka nako eo, a ne a neelwa lekgarebe leo ke mongwe wa bakgweetsi ba ditekesi kwa Schweizer Reneke gore a mo gorotshe ka pabalasego kwa lapeng.

Fela, Katong a ne a tsena-tsena ka lekgarebe leno, mme a feleletsa a ipagololetse mogodu. Gape, lekgarebe le, lene la kaya fa le nyeleletswe ke madi a kanang ka R2000 mo tiragalong eo.

Kgotlha-tshekelo e utlwile fa lekgarebe le, lene la fitlha la lotlegela mmagwe ka se se mo diragaletseng. Kgetsi ene ya bulwa, mme ene ya re Katong go utlwa seno, one a letsetsa lekgarebe le, le go kopana le lone kwa Taung Mall mo letsatsing le le latelang.

Katong one a fitlha a mo kopa go mo neela madi a kanang ka R2000 a go begwang a nyeletse le go mo neela R500 eleng pipa-molomo gore a ye go tsholola kgetsi ya petelelo kgatlhanong le ene.

Fela lekgarebe le, le ne la gana go tsaya madi ao. Kgotlha-tshekelo e utlwile gape fa mmagwe lekgarebe leno, yo eneng ele paki ya mmuso, a ne a tlhokafala fa kgetsi e sentse e tsweletse ka tsheko. Mmueledi wa ga Katong, one a tlhalosetsa lekgotlha fa bopaki jwa motlhekefadiwa bo sa ikanyege, gonne gona le phapang mo tshedimosetsong e a e neetseng sepodisi le e a e boleletseng kgotlha-tshekelo.

Fela magistrata Buti Zulu, ga ka a ganana le kgang eo, mme a tlhalosa fa ese pateletso gore bopaki jo bo neetsweng sepodisi bo ka botsolotswa, fela se se botlhokwa ke se motlhekefadiwa a se boleletseng kgotlha-tshekelo. Gape, se se ileng sa makatsa lekgotlha ke gore, Katong o ile a kaela beng ba mokgatlho wa ditekesi fa a iphantse ka thobalano le motlhefediwa, mme fela o ile a kaya fa seo se diragetse ka tumalano.

Fela Katong, one a kaela mmueledi wa gagwe fa a sa iphanya ka thobalano le motlhekefadiwa. Seo, sene sa baya Katong mo mosing, mme le kgotlha la mo bona jaaka motho o o sa ikanyegeng. Zulu one a tlhalosetsa Katong fa go sena sepe se se supang fa motlhekefadiwa a ka batla go mo bopela kgomo ya mmopa, gonne ba sa itsane.

Zulu, one a bona Katong molato mo kgetsing ya petelelo.

Kgabagare, lekgotlha lene la kaela Katong fa e se sa ntlha a thulana le molao, gonne ka ngwaga wa 2006 one a tshwarwa mme a bonwa molato mo kgetsing ya go itaya ka maikaelelo a go ntsha dikgobalo tse di masisi. Gape, go begwa fa ka 2013 le 2015, Katong a ne a tshwarelwa go gweba ka diritibatsi, mme a duela kotlhao mo dikgetsing dile pedi.

Katong gape o lebane le kgetsi ya polao e e diragetseng kwa motseng wa Manthe.

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Picture: Dagga worth R21 000 confiscated/Supplied  

By OBAKENG MAJE

A dagga estimated to the value of R21 000 was confiscated by the police in Paballelo Township, near Upington on Tuesday. The Northern Cape police spokesperson, Sgt Omphile Masegela said the police in the ZFM District are working hard to squeeze the space for drug dealers to operate.

“The police made multiple arrests during Vuthu Hawe operations this week for dealing in drugs and possession of drugs. On 11 July 2023, the police conducted a search and seizure operation in Paballelo, where dagga to the estimated value of R21 000 was seized and one person was arrested.

“During operations in Postmasburg on 12 July 2023, Upington Public Order Police (POP) arrested a man aged 42 in Newtown for possession of drugs. The police received a tip about drugs at a butchery and when they arrived, the suspect attempted to destroy them,” Masegela said.

He further said, the police allegedly searched and found the Tik to the value of R7500 in a basin. Masegela added that, in separate cases, three suspects were arrested in Keimoes for dealing in drugs.

“The police confiscated dagga and mandrax to the total value of R2800,” he said.

Meanwhile, the acting District Commissioner, Brigadier Peet Coetzee commended the efforts of the police and encouraged the community to continue to give information on drug dealings as a collaborative effort to remove drugs from the streets.

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Setshwantsho: Motshameki wa maloba wa Setlhopha sa Mighty Boys FC, Bakang Katong/Facebook

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Motshamekapele wa maloba o diphatsa wa setlhopha sa selegae sa Mighty Boys FC, Bakang Katong kwa motseng wa Manthe, gaufi le Taung, o tla itse ka bokamoso jwa gagwe ka di 13 Phokwi 2023. Seno setla morago ga gore mosekisi mo kgetsing e Katong a lebaneng le yone ya petelelo, a kaele le kgotlha fa a tshwanetswe ke go neelwa dingwaga dile lesome kwa kgolegelong.

Go begwa fa Katong (32), yo jaanong eleng rakgwebo, ebile a latofadiwa ka go gweba ka diritibatsi, a ne a betelela lekgarebe lengwe la kwa Buxton ka ngwaga wa 2017. Go begwa fa Katong, yo oneng a tswa kwa Johannesburg ka nako eo, a ne a neelwa lekgarebe leo ke mongwe wa bakgweetsi ba ditekesi kwa Schweizer Reneke gore a mo gorotshe ka pabalasego kwa lapeng.

Fela, go kaiwa fa Katong a ne a tsena-tsena ka lekgarebe leno, mme a feleletsa a ipagololetse mogodu. Gape, lekgarebe le, lene la kaya fa le nyeleletswe ke madi a kanang ka R2000 mo tiragalong eo.

Kgotlha-tshekelo e utlwile fa lekgarebe le, lene la fitlha la lotlegela mmagwe ka se se mo diragaletseng. Kgetsi ene ya bulwa, mme ene ya re Katong go utlwa seno, one a letsetsa lekgarebe le, le go kopana le lone kwa Taung Mall mo letsatsing le le latelang.

Katong one a fitlha a mo kopa go mo neela madi a kanang ka R2000 a go begwang a nyeletse le go mo neela R500 eleng pipa-molomo gore a ye go tsholola kgetsi ya petelelo kgatlhanong le ene.

Fela lekgarebe le, le ne la gana go tsaya madi ao. Kgotlha-tshekelo e utlwile gape fa mmagwe lekgarebe leno, yo eneng ele paki ya mmuso, a ne a tlhokafala fa kgetsi e sentse e tsweletse ka tsheko. Mmueledi wa ga Katong, one a tlhalosetsa lekgotlha fa bopaki jwa motlhekefadiwa bo sa ikanyege, gonne gona le phapang mo tshedimosetsong e a e neetseng sepodisi le e a e boleletseng kgotlha-tshekelo.

Fela magistrata Buti Zulu, ga ka a ganana le kgang eo, mme a tlhalosa fa ese pateletso gore bopaki jo bo neetsweng sepodisi bo ka botsolotswa, fela se se botlhokwa ke se motlhekefadiwa a se boleletseng kgotlha-tshekelo. Gape, se se ileng sa makatsa lekgotlha ke gore, Katong o ile a kaela beng ba mokgatlho wa ditekesi fa a iphantse ka thobalano le motlhefediwa, mme fela o ile a kaya fa seo se diragetse ka tumalano.

Fela Katong, one a kaela mmueledi wa gagwe fa a sa iphanya ka thobalano le motlhekefadiwa. Seo, sene sa baya Katong mo mosing, mme le kgotlha la mo bona jaaka motho o o sa ikanyegeng. Zulu one a tlhalosetsa Katong fa go sena sepe se se supang fa motlhekefadiwa a ka batla go mo bopela kgomo ya mmopa, gonne ba sa itsane.

Zulu, one a bona Katong molato mo kgetsing ya petelelo.

Kgabagare, lekgotlha lene la kaela Katong fa e se sa ntlha a thulana le molao, gonne ka ngwaga wa 2006 one a tshwarwa mme a bonwa molato mo kgetsing ya go itaya ka maikaelelo a go ntsha dikgobalo tse di masisi. Gape, go begwa fa ka 2013 le 2015, Katong a ne a tshwarelwa go gweba ka diritibatsi, mme a duela kotlhao mo dikgetsing dile pedi.

Katong gape o lebane le kgetsi ya polao e e diragetseng kwa motseng wa Manthe.

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Picture: Syn Mege found on a farm in Ottoshoop/Supplied  

By OBAKENG MAJE

A man who seems to be mentally unstable was found lying next to the gates of one of the farms in Ottoshoop. The North West police spokesperson, Col Adele Myburgh said the police in Ottoshoop request the community’s assistance in locating the family of Syn Mege (50).

“Mege seems to be mentally unstable and he said he is from Cape Town. He was found on Wednesday morning, 12 July 2023, lying next to the gate of one of the farms in Ottoshoop.

“Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of his family is requested to contact Captain Maduo Mogoerane on ‪082 375 5032,” Myburgh said

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Picture: The initiates who were allegedly kidnapped in Mahikeng/Supplied

By OBAKENG MAJE

A kidnapping case against two men was postponed by the Molopo Magistrate’s Court in Mahikeng to 12 September 2023. Piet Tlotleng and Keotshepile Ntate were granted R1500 bail each. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) regional spokesperson in North West, Henry Mamothame said Ntate and Tlotleng were charged for Contravening the Customs Initiation Act, No. 2 of 2021. Mamothame further said, the police reports revealed that, the accused were arrested on 29 June 2023, after parents reported missing children at Mahikeng Police Station.

“The investigations led the police to an illegal initiation school between Ramatlabama and Tsetse villages, outside Mahikeng. The preliminary investigations suggest that, the Tlotleng and Ntate mobilised unsuspecting young boys from villages around Mahikeng, to join the initiation school.

“Moreover, after recruiting these young boys, they would allegedly call the parents and demand money for the safety of the victims. Consequently, about 41 initiates between the ages of 15 and 20 were rescued. The illegal school was closed while the boys were taken to a local hospital for medical care,” he said.

Tlotleng is also linked to a kidnapping case in a separate case involving Bongani Moatlhodi (24). Moatlhodi briefly appeared at the Lehurutshe Magistrates’ Court on 10 July 2023 for allegedly kidnapping of boy (16), who was taken to an illegal initiation school at Lonely Park, near Mahikeng.

The case was postponed to 17 July 2023 for formal bail application. Tlotleng was officially charged with kidnapping before paying his R1500 bail at the Molopo Magistrate’s Court, effectively keeping him in custody. He will appear again at Lehurutshe Magistrate’s Court on 17 July 2023 along with his co-accused, Moatlhodi for a formal bail application.

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